University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: December 2017

Intro engineering class at UW-Madison prepares a unique type of future grad

College of Engineering design class challenges students to look towards real-word applications early in their college experience. Learn why that is a benefit.

Projects on display as engineering prototyping class wets feet, whets appetites

David Tenenbaum| University Communications A retracting pacifier to ease a toddler sometimes-difficult “weaning” process. A medicine box for a motorcycle that transports health workers to remote villages in Uganda. And a toy car adapted for a child with neurological problems. It’s all in a semester’s work for one session of an introductory engineering design class …

UW–Madison researchers explore the future of bioenergy crops in Wisconsin

Corn grows on four million acres of Wisconsin farmland, and while it is an important source of food and fuel, UW–Madison researchers are investigating ways to limit the negative impacts corn can have on Wisconsin’s ecosystems.

UW–Madison 6th in national academic research ranking

The university’s research enterprise is a powerful economic engine and creator of knowledge and innovation. Wisconsin benefits as more than 362 UW–Madison-related startup companies support nearly 25,000 jobs and contribute $2.3 billion to the state economy.